Thanks to all who attended the recent Big Greek Benefit gig on 28 March. Money raised at that gig, and a previous one in February, now totals almost £1000 and will be sent to groups in Greece supporting defendants and prisoners.
Bristol’s Big Greek Solidarity Benefit – this Saturday
Viva La Resisdance – a fundraiser for defendants and prisoners in Greece resulting from the revolt that commenced last December – this Saturday, 28 March, in central Bristol.Read More
Scotland Yard arrives in Athens, as another prisoner dies in custody – Greece at boiling point again
At the request of the tottering Greek government, a delegation from Scotland Yard arrived in Athens on March 16, to help the Greek state in its efforts to suppress the continuing revolt that ignited when a fascist cop killed a teenager on 6 December last year.Read More
Bristol prison – support the solidarity picket for EDO Decommissioners on remand
Meet this Saturday, 21 March at 3pm, on the corner of Cambridge Rd & Gloucester Rd (A38), Bishopston, Bristol BS7. There’ll be an info exchange with local people passing by for an hour, to explain about the EDO decommissioning action last January, followed by a protest outside Bristol prison at 4pm (when visiting hours end) in solidarity with the 2 Bristol EDO Decommissioners on remand.Read More
UK’s oldest political prisoner nears death
Ronnie Easterbrook update
We’ve received the following from our friends at Brighton ABC, who have campaigned for Ronnie for many years:
We’ve recently asked people to write letters on behalf of Ronnie Easterbrook who is 78 years old and on hunger strike. For more details about his case read here and here.
Ronnie’s situation has not improved, in his last letter to us he said, “Just finished another visit with my two daughters and John. That is the last one I shall have. I look at them and one can feel the energy and life force vibrating through them, whereas I could barely sit up in the chair I’m so drained”.Read More
Bristol prisoner support meeting
Bristol ABC Prisoner Support – Regular monthly discussion and letter writing meeting
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Anti-prisons film night
Bristol ABC anti-prisons themed film night, on Friday 27 February at Kebele social centre, 14 Robertson Rd, Bristol BS5 6JY.
Films start at 7.30pm sharp, to have time to have a discussion afterwards. Hot drinks available, BYO booze.
‘We live in fear and under a police state’
…and police states have lots of political prisoners
Who said that? Not us, but Stella Rimington, the former Director-General of MI5 from 1992-6. In fact she didn’t say exactly that, but that’s how the mainstream press are reporting it. Lets face it, she should know, as part of her job was to ensure such a situation is developed. Here’s her quote in full from an interview she gave last week:
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